Down and out: Week 8 NFL injury report

Another man down

The 6-2 Lions have been hammered by injuries to big-name players this season, and Sunday was no different. Defensive tackle Nick Fairley suffered a knee injury against the Falcons in London and awaits important tests. Click onward for the latest on Fairley and the rest of Sunday's injured players.

APMatt Dunham

Giovani Bernard, RB, Bengals

Bernard ran for 45 yards on 16 carries before leaving the fourth quarter of Cincinnati’s win over the Ravens with a hip injury. He had been off to a strong start this season, leading the Bengals with 401 yards rushing entering the game.

APAl Behrman

Jordan Cameron, TE, Browns

Cameron caught three passes for 40 yards before leaving Cleveland’s win over the Raiders with a concussion. A Pro Bowl selection last season, Cameron was injured when he was struck in the head by safety Brandian Ross while making a diving catch for 21 yards. Ross was assessed a personal foul for his blow to a defenseless receiver. The 26-year-old missed one game last season with a concussion and two in 2012. He will enter the NFL's concussion protocol program this week.

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Vontae Davis, CB, Colts

Davis left the Colts’ loss to Pittsburgh with a knee injury. On Monday, Colts coach Chuck Pagano told reporters Davis' MRI was negative and that he is day-to-day. Davis, in his third season with the Colts after three years with Miami, hasn’t missed a game since he missed six in 2012.

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Thomas DeCoud, S, Panthers

DeCoud (21) left in the second half of Carolina’s loss to the Seahawks with a hamstring injury. DeCoud, a 2012 Pro Bowl selection who is in his first year with the Panthers, told the Charlotte Observer that he expects to play Thursday night against the Saints. He has missed only one game since the start of the 2009 season.

APBob Leverone

Nick Fairley, DT, Lions

Fairley left the Lions’ win over Atlanta with a right knee injury and had to take a cart to the locker room. Fairley was hurt when he collided with fellow defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh in the second quarter, and coach Jim Caldwell didn’t sound optimistic after the game, telling reporters, “Obviously, when you’re carried off the field, it’s not the greatest news. We’ll see what the doctors say about him.” The coach said he wasn’t certain whether the injury might be season-ending.

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Kyle Fuller, CB, Bears

Fuller suffered a broken hand and a hip pointer a week ago, but it was the hip pointer that knocked the Bears’ rookie sensation from that game. He then played into the second quarter of this Sunday’s blowout loss to the Patriots before the hip forced him out again. “I’m going to be all right,” Fuller said, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. “I just wasn’t comfortable out there.”

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Rob Gronkowski, TE, Patriots

Gronkowski tore up the Bears’ secondary with nine catches for 149 yards before leaving the game midway through the third quarter with dehydration. Obviously, he should be back on the field when the Patriots host Denver next Sunday.

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Lamarr Houston, LB, Bears

Houston will miss the remainder of the season after he ruptured the ACL in his right knee while celebrating a late sack in a blowout loss. General manager Phil Emery confirmed the injury on Monday. He says Houston will have surgery once the swelling goes down. Houston was injured celebrating a sack -- his first of the season -- against backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo late in Sunday's 51-23 loss at New England. The Bears were trailing by 25 with about 3 minutes left when it happened. Emery said the Bears are "disappointed for him and in him." Houston is the second NFC North starting linebacker felled by postsack exuberance this season, joining the Lions’ Stephen Tulloch.

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John Hughes, DE, Browns

Hughes left Cleveland’s win over the Raiders with an injured knee and will have an MRI on Monday. Hughes has played in only four games this season after missing just one in his first two years. On Monday, coach Mike Pettine had no update on his condition.

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Tony Jefferson, S, Cardinals

Multiple reports indicated Monday that Jefferson suffered a concussion in Arizona's win over the Eagles and that he will enter the protocol system. Jefferson hasn't missed a game since entering the league as an undrafted free agent before last season.

APRoss D. Franklin

Luke Joeckel, OT, Jaguars

Joeckel, the second overall pick in the 2013 draft, left the Jaguars’ loss to Miami with a concussion. Joeckel had started every game this season after a broken ankle limited him to five games as a rookie.

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T.J. Lang, G, Packers

Lang, who has missed only one game since becoming a starter at the beginning of the 2011 season, left in the first quarter of Green Bay’s game against the Saints with a sprained ankle. The Packers are entering their bye week, so Lang will have extra time to heal.

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Jake Long, OT, Rams

Long, a four-time Pro Bowl selection who tore his ACL and MCL last December, had a chance to celebrate early but left the Rams’ loss to Kansas City with what multiple reports say is another ACL tear. Long, who has missed only six games in his seven NFL seasons, made it back to the field this year in time for the Rams’ season opener but now is facing another extended rehab period.

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Doug Martin, RB, Bucs

Martin gained 27 yards on 10 carries before leaving in the third quarter of Tampa Bay’s loss to the Vikings with an ankle injury. Martin, a 2012 first-round draft pick, ran for 1,454 yards and 4.6 yards per carry as a rookie but played in only six games last season before a shoulder injury ended his year with totals of 456 yards and 3.6 yards per carry. This season, he had only 139 yards at 2.9 per carry entering Sunday’s game and reportedly has been the subject of trade speculation with the deadline approaching.

APSteve Nesius

Josh Martin, LB, Chiefs

Martin left Kansas City’s win over the Rams with what coach Andy Reid on Monday told reporters was a hamstring strain. He has been a starter this season after joining the team a year ago as an undrafted free agent.

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Rodney McLeod, S, Rams

McLeod left St. Louis’ loss to the Chiefs with a knee injury. He hasn’t missed a game since joining the Rams as an undrafted free agent at the beginning of the 2012 season.

APEd Zurga

Patrick Peterson, CB, Cardinals

Peterson collided with Eagles receiver Jeremy Maclin during Arizona’s win over Philadelphia. Both players were evaluated for concussions, but only Maclin returned to the game. Peterson, a Pro Bowl selection in each of his first three seasons, has never missed a game. Arizona coach Bruce Arians told reporters that Peterson would enter concussion protocol this week.

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Brian Quick, WR, Rams

Quick, the Rams’ leader in receiving yards entering Sunday’s game, left the team’s loss to the Chiefs with an arm injury. The first pick in the second round of the 2012 draft hurt his shoulder while getting tackled near the Kansas City sideline in the second quarter. FOX Sports 1 NFL insider Mike Garafolo has confirmed an earlier report that Quick has a dislocated shoulder and torn rotator cuff and is likely done for the season.

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Rodger Saffold, OT, Rams

Saffold left in the second quarter of St. Louis’ loss to the Chiefs with a shoulder injury. Saffold, who hasn’t played in more than 12 games since he played in all 16 during his 2010 rookie season, signed a five-year, $42.5 million deal with the Raiders in the offseason, but the contract was voided when a shoulder injury turned up in his physical. He then returned to the Rams on a five-year, $31.7 million contract.

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Darryl Sharpton, LB, Bears

Sharpton (53) left the Bears’ loss to New England with a hamstring injury. In his first season with the Bears after four with the Texans, Sharpton said he is optimistic he won’t miss any games with a bye week coming up, but GM Phil Emery told reporters Monday that the linebacker is week-to-week.

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Matt Slauson, G, Bears

Multiple outlets reported Monday that Slauson tore his right pectoral muscle in Sunday's loss to the Patriots and that he will miss the rest of the season. Before this year, Slauson had started in all 16 games in four straight seasons for the Bears and Jets.

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Jimmy Smith, CB, Ravens

Smith left with a sprained foot during the Bengals' opening drive of the Ravens’ loss. Smith, a 2011 first-round pick, started all 16 games last season in his first year as a full-time starter. On Monday, coach John Harbaugh told reporters that Smith will be out for "a few weeks."

APDarron Cummings

Paul Soliai, DT, Falcons

Soliai left in the fourth quarter of Atlanta’s loss to the Lions with a neck injury. Soliai, an eighth-year pro who is in his first season with the Falcons, has missed only five games in the past seven years.

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Stepfan Taylor, RB, Cardinals

Taylor, the Cardinals’ second-leading rusher this season, left Arizona’s win over the Eagles with a calf injury. FOX Sports 910-AM reported that he was wearing a walking boot after the game, and coach Bruce Arians told reporters Monday that Taylor will miss some time.

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Jason Verrett, CB, Chargers

Verrett, a rookie first-round pick and immediate starter, aggravated a shoulder injury in San Diego’s Thursday night loss to the Broncos. Verrett originally injured the shoulder Oct. 12 against the Raiders, and he left Thursday’s game in the second quarter. Coach Mike McCoy told reporters Friday that Verrett underwent an MRI and will be getting a second opinion. How much time he will miss remains unclear.

APJoe Mahoney

Erik Walden, LB, Colts

Walden left Indianapolis’ loss to the Steelers with a hip injury. Walden, in his second year with the Colts, has missed only two games since first becoming a full-time starter for Green Bay in the 2011 season. Coach Chuck Pagano told reporters Monday that Walden is week-to-week with a hip flexor issue.

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K’Waun Williams, CB, Browns

Williams suffered a neck injury in the first half of Cleveland’s win over Oakland. Williams, a rookie, recently missed time with a concussion. On Monday, coach Mike Pettine didn't have an update on Williams' status.

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Kevin Zeitler, G, Bengals

Zeitler reinjured his right calf during Cincinnati’s victory against the Bengals. The injury has already forced Zeitler, a 2012 first-round pick, to miss three games this season.